Orchestra
SKU:
PO.PME11S
Composed by
John Ritchie. Perfect.
Score. Promethean
Editions #PME11S.
Published by Promethean
Editions (PO.PME11S).
Rich with
kaleidoscopic images,
Papanui Road gives a
vivid 'snapshot' of
bustling central
Christchurch during the
1950s—one that
encompasses not only the
cityscape but much of the
composer's own experience
and spirit. The composer
writes: Having lived
near Papanui Road for
most of my
life—having cycled,
driven and walked on it,
having shopped, eaten and
prayed in or on it, I
feel at home there. As
young people say, it has
'vibes' for me. It
certainly has memories...
This concert overture
tries to hint at the
bustle, the vitality and
the peace of Papanui
Road; an impression
rather than a picture...
For all its pictorialism
this concert overture is
a serious, even a solemn
and nostalgic work. Its
aim is to evoke memories
and the atmosphere of an
important, busy
thoroughfare in the
composer's home town.